r/optician is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses optician, glasses, lenses, frames, and prescription.
A professional-focused space for opticians and optical professionals.
Popular Themes in r/optician
#1
Advice Requests
: "Changing careers as an optician"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I hate Zenni"
6 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Anyone have an idea on how to mount this?"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Should we start adding lock removal as a service? 😆"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/optician
#1
Optician
: "Optician Questions"
62 posts
#2
Glasses
: "Alright, which optician dispensed these"
50 posts
#3
Lenses
: "Photochromic Lenses"
39 posts
#4
Frames
: "Does anyone else hate restringing Frames?"
23 posts
#5
Prescription
: "Stanton Optical"
23 posts
#6
Eye
12 posts
#7
Exam
: "Guys I did it! I passed my NCLE!"
12 posts
#8
Training
12 posts
#9
Abo
: "Passed my Abo today!"
12 posts
#10
Job
: "Fed up at work"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/optician
#1
Discussion
: "Anyone else feel like patients are getting more demanding/frustrating to work with?"
29 posts
#2
Question
: "Does anyone else hate restringing frames?"
27 posts
#3
Optician-to-Optician
: "I can’t believe this is trivex."
18 posts
#4
Check This Out
: "🚨 READ BEFORE POSTING 🚨"
10 posts
#5
ABO / NCLE
: "Passed my ABO!"
10 posts
#6
Meme / Humor
: "We all know the one"
9 posts
#7
Meme
: "When you close the sale"
8 posts
#8
Question (Professional)
: "Where can I find a better Optical workplace?"
6 posts
#9
Check this out!
: "Had a lady walk in with -20.00 both eyes"
5 posts
#10
Industry News
: "Avoid EssilorLuxottica and support companies that treat their employees well."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/optician
Yearly
+2k members(53.2%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026